Necktie-holder.



G. A. FERGUSON & A. B. HAY. NEGKTIE HOLDER.

. I APPLICATION FILED rnx.19,1909.

938,749. Patented Nov. 2, 1909..

'oNrrED s'rnrns PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE ARTHUR FERGUSON AND ARCHIBALID BAUMER HAY, F OWEN SOUND,

ONTARIO,

CANADA.

NEOK'IIE-HOLDER.

Application filed. February 19, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE ARTHUR FER- GUSON and AROHIBALD BAUMER HAY, both subjects of the King of Great Britain, and residents of the town of Owen Sound, county of Grey, Province of Ontario, in the Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tie-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in necktie holders, as described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings that form part of the same.

The invention consists essentially in the novel arrangement of loops to each side of aeentral fastener, whereby the tie is removably secured in said loops covering the holder, and said holder is secured to the collar button.

The Objects of the invention are, to obviate the necessity of passing the tie around the collar thus eliminating the annoyance and discomfort due to the sticking of the tie under the collar, and to provide a simple form of holder which maybe readily attached to the collar button and removed therefrom, and which will hold any of the ordinary forms of four-in-hand or other ties.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a tie shown attached to one of the holders. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the preferable form of holder. Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the manner in which the tie is secured in the holder. Fig. 4: is a perspective view of a slightly modified form of holder shown from the rear and a specially formed collar button to be used therewith. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a further modified form of the holder. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a further modification of holder. Fig. 7 is a perspective View of a modified form of loop.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is the holder formed of a strip of sheet metal or any other suitable material having the central portion and the arms 3 extending laterally and curving upwardly therefrom, said arms being also curved to conform to the general contour or curve of the collar when in use.

4 are loops formed at the outer ends of the arms 3 and having the slit openings 5 through the outer side thereof, said openings being Letters Patent. Patented Nov, 2, 1909..

Serial No. 478,785.

preferably arranged centrally of the length of said loops.

6 is an orifice through the central portion 2, said opening being sufficiently large to allow the ready insertion of the head of an ordinary collar button.

7 is an. orifice smaller thanthe orifice (5 arranged thereabove and connected thereto bya narrow neck opening 8, said orifice 7 being too small to allow the head of the collar but ton to withdraw therefrom, the narrow neck opening being of sufficient width to allow the shank of the button to move freely from one orifice to the other.

In using this device, the necktie is threaded into the loops -l in the manner shown in Fig. 3, that is to say, the band of the tie is passed through the openings 5 in the outer side of the loops 4, the said band extending across from the inner side of one loop to the inner side of the other in front of the holder. The ends are then brought around to the front side of the holder thus covering the outer portion of the loops and the said ends tied in the usual manner. The fullness in the material of the tie covers up the loops of the holder and as the band extends across-between the loops and the knot is tied partly across said band, the holder is completely covered in front. The tie is thus secured in the holder and may be placed on the neck of the wearer by inserting the looped ends underneath the flap portions of the collar and inserting the head of the collar button into the orifice 6 and then drawing the holder downwardly so that the shank enters the orifice 7. As the orifice 7 is smaller than the head of the button the holder and necktie will be held firmly in place.

In the form shown in Fig. 4 a slightly different means of securing the holder in place is illustrated. In this form of holder the cap portion of an ordinary dome fastener is secured in the single orifice 9 and a special collar button is provided having the head 10 thereof formed similar to the male member of an ordinary dome-fastener. lVith this form, the holder is merely pressed on to the end of the collar button.

In the form shown in Fig. 5 two large orifices 11 are shown with a smaller central orifice 12 arranged between them and narrow neck passages 13 communicating between said orifices. The arms 3 are also formed with slots 1% so that the metal may spring slightly to allow the shank of the collar button to pass through the narrow neck openings into the central openings from either of the larger openings.

The form of holder shown in Fig. 6 is very similar to that shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the difierence being made by bending the central portion 2 outwardly about mid-way of the height of the lower orifice 6, thus forming a lip 15 by means of which the holder may be more readily grasped and made easier to handle in putting on or taking ofl'.

Several modifications of the device are herein shown, but it must be understood that other slight modifications may be made either in the general shape of the holder or in the method of fastening the holder to the collar button without departing from the spirit of the invention, that is to say, so long as a pair of loops arearranged to receive the tie band and so that the tie when tied thereon will cover the central portion.

What we claim as our invention is 1. A tie holder, comprising, a central portion adapted to be secured to the collar button, arms extending upwardly and laterally from said central portion, and transverse loops formed at the outer ends of said arms and having slit openings in the outer sides thereof, sald loops being adapted to receive the band of the tie.

2. A tie holder, comprising, a central fastener port-ion adapted to be secured to the collar button, curved arms extending upwardly and laterally from said central portion, flat loops arranged transversely at the outer ends of said arms, said loops having slit openings in the outer side arranged intermediate of their length.

3. A tie holder, comprising, a central portion having an orifice therein adapted to receive the head of a collar button and a smaller orifice connected therewith by a narrow neck opening, a pair of arms extending outwardly and curved laterally from said central portion, and transverse loops formed at the outer ends of said arms and having slit openings in the outer sides thereof adapted to receive the band of the tie.

4. A tie holder, comprising, a central fastener portion adapted to receive the head of a collar button, a pair of arms curving upwardly and backwardly from said central portion and adapted to fit snugly against 5 the collar, elongated loops at the outer ends of said arms arranged transversely of said arms and having their outer sides split intermediate of their length.

5. A tie holder, comprising, a curved member adapted to fit snugly against the GEORGE ARTHUR FERGUSON. ARCHIBALD BAUMER HAY.

\Vitnesses H. C. S'rnrrrnNs, W. H. BRUNDIGE. 

